Word: mets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Chamberlain began looking around, comparing notes with his colleagues to see how they met the problem of maintaining common bonds with their districts. He joined the Michigan Republican delegation at breakfast every other week, became a regular at the weekly Tuesday-afternoon sessions of the Acorn Club, an informal organization of freshmen Republican Congressmen who shared with Chamberlain the problem of learning. Such group meetings were helpful, but Chamberlain was still the only Representative from the Sixth District of Michigan, and slowly, painfully, he developed his own system of keeping pace with the folks back home...
...then, the district school board stepped in, signed a criminal complaint charging Mrs. Wolfe with contributing to the delinquency of minors by making her children truants. The Wolfes politely turned down a request that they return the children to school, so last week the board met to take action. The law, in strictest letter, was on the board's side, yet from District Prosecutor Wayne MacGregor Jr.-supported by State Attorney General Graydon Smith-came an unexpected defense. Asked MacGregor: "May a person of school age no longer reside in a locality of his own choosing unless...
...house is unfit for music." That was just after the Met concluded its first Manhattan season, and Tenor Campanini's observation has been echoed by many a singer since. The Met has nevertheless attracted more first-rate stars than any other of the world's great opera houses. This week the house celebrates its 75th anniversary with a nostalgic birthday review (lantern slides and ancient recordings assembled by the Metropolitan Opera Guild) of some of its finest achievements. The yellow brick house was built (in 1883) at a cost of $1,732,478.71, principally as a showcase...
Although the matter was debated "amiably," and professors emerged from the meeting discussing the proposals in a friendly tone, the Dean's motion was soundly defeated. It was reported that "the nays were so loud that they didn't need to be counted," and that the plans met with but "a peeping chorus of ayes...
Getchell felt that the squad, which has a 3-1 record for the year, met easier competition against Nichols than he had expected. However, the coach pointed out that the Yardlings still face the hardest games of the season, starting with M.I.T. tomorrow...